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African Financial Markets

The commodity prices, reserve positions and capital-market flows that shape African monetary policy.

Key Commodities

Brent Crude

78.40

USD/bbl+0.6%

Gold

3,421

USD/oz+0.3%

Copper

10,240

USD/t-0.4%

Cocoa

7,150

USD/t+1.8%

Coffee (Arabica)

292

USc/lb-1.1%

Tea (Mombasa)

2.41

USD/kg+0.2%

Platinum

1,284

USD/oz+0.9%

Cotton

71.30

USc/lb-0.2%

Figures are compiled by the CBAN editorial team from official central bank and statistics office releases and updated periodically; smaller markets may be indicative between updates. This is not a live market feed.

Foreign Reserves

  1. 1Libya$84.0bn
  2. 2Algeria$69.0bn
  3. 3South Africa$62.5bn
  4. 4Egypt$46.7bn
  5. 5Nigeria$38.4bn
  6. 6Morocco$37.1bn
  7. 7Côte d'Ivoire$15.2bn
  8. 8Senegal$15.2bn
  9. 9Angola$14.7bn
  10. 10Cameroon$12.4bn

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